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Wine and War

The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure

Baker & TaylorDescribes how members of five prominent wine-making families from Burgundy, Alsace, the Loire Valley, Bordeaux, and Champagne risked their lives to protect their most precious wines from Nazi plunder during World War II.

Baker & TaylorDescribes how members of five prominent wine-making families from Burgundy, Alsace, the Loire Valley, Bordeaux, and Champagne risked their lives to protect their most precious wines from Nazi plunder during World War II. 25,000 first printing.

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The authors organize the book more as a collection of intertwining short stories than a typical historical account. The characters were fascinating, the events gripping, the descriptions of French wines intoxicating. Humorous and dramatic, the writing is always engaging and entertaining.